Philosophy
Provide skills that will continue with students after their experience at the University. Limit expensive licensed software.
Tools shown are useful but they are not a curriculum and should be used to support a curriculum. For example the 3d video creation project is an interesting and motivating project that teaches important skills but the content the students create must be driven by a curriculum of topics to support their intellectual growth.

BUILD DIGITAL LITERACY

Tools to Teach

Text to Speech
  • Word Processor option (Kurweil or Natural Reader)
  • Free Browser Extensions Foxvox, Etc

Dropbox.com
  • Cloud Storage - 1. Examine using for storage 2. Accessing files in different locations 3. Sharing Files


Speech to Text
  • Dragon (expensive and requires the same computer to be used.
  • Windows Built in speech to text Feature

Social Stories / Creative
xtranormal.com Make A movie about how they feel about coming to UT, what they want to learn, or what they would tell a new student the University.
makebeliefcomicx.com same thing.

GRANTS
Projects iPhones : Using maps and other tools to create successful Post Secondary Experience for students with disabilities.